Hpa-an Incident Report: Land confiscation in Paingkyon Township, May 2015

6th August 2015

Incident Reports

Location:

Hpa-an District

Location:

Hpa-an District

The above photos were taken on May 1st 2015 in A--- village, Yay Pu village tract, Paingkyon Township, Hpa-an District. The photo on the left shows the villagers’ land that was confiscated by BGF Cantonment Area Supervisor U Kyaw Hein, led by Cantonment Area #2 Cantonment Commander Kya Aye. The land was subsequently resold to the Steel Stone Group. The photo on the right shows the road construction carried out by the Steel Stone Group on the villagers’ land. [Photos: KHRG]